C.H. v. Dep't of Children & Families

Full title: C.H., Mother of J.H., Minor Child, Appellant, v. Department of Children…

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, First District

Date published: Oct 16, 2024

No. 1D2024-1471 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Oct. 16, 2024)

Opinion

1D2024-1471

10-16-2024

C.H., Mother of J.H., Minor Child, Appellant, v. Department of Children and Families, Appellee.

C.H., pro se, Appellant. Andrew Feigenbaum, Children's Legal Services, West Palm Beach, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County. Denise R. Ferrero, Judge.

C.H., pro se, Appellant.

Andrew Feigenbaum, Children's Legal Services, West Palm Beach, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED. N.S.H. v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So.2d 898 (Fla. 2003) (approving procedure that includes dismissal when, after counsel withdraws, the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief in support of appeal of termination of parental rights).

LEWIS, BILBREY, and WINOKUR, JJ., concur.